[mythtv-users] Screen goes blank after some time...

Bryan Simmons bryan.simmons at gmail.com
Mon Jun 28 20:27:10 EDT 2004


Here is the fix:
I changed the settings in XF86config, but that didn't work.
I had to put xset -dpms s off in the .fvwm/.fvwm2rc in the functions section.
I also launch mythtv from the functions.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:09:32 +1000, Christian Hack
<christianh at edmi.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Bryan,
> >
> > >> Since I switched to the fvwm2 wm, the screen has been
> > going to sleep
> > >> after about 20 minutes
> > >> or so.  If you use the remote to change the channel or
> > something, the
> > >> screen comes back.  But if you do it for too long it seems to turn
> > >> off the feed to the tv entirely.  This seems like some kind of
> > >> xscreensaver crap but I made sure to kill that process.
> >
> > It's possibly the X DPMS screen blanking; try putting 'xset
> > -dpms s off' in
> > the script that starts mythfrontend.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> 
> Take a look here:
> 
> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-20.html#ss20.4
> 
> 4th section
> 
> 
> 
> 
> noname - 1K Download 
> 


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Regards,

Bryan Simmons
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